16:55 Ayr

Thursday 7 October 2021

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Virgin Bet Raceday Handicap

Off time: 16:59 | Winning time: 3m 1.21s

(6)

Smart Lass^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Ella McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 67| D

11/1

Latest win at Musselburgh in August. 16/5, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 516514

(12)

Taxmeifyoucan^v¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 65

33/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap (28/1) at Hamilton (12.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Likely to struggle once more.

Form: 64/6848

(14)

Embolden²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁵⁾| T: C Hobson| OR: 65

25/1

Unreliable sort. Latest win at Salisbury in August. 11/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (17.1f, good) 21 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 421218

(10)

Nikolayeva^p,h²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: B A Curtis| T: M Appleby| OR: 62

8/1

33/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 29 days ago. Down in trip. Struggling for form at present.

Form: 663408

(7)

Flood Defence^t⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 61

14/1

Unreliable individual. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Chester (13.4f, heavy, 17/2) 5 days ago. Sliding in the weights, but she's regularly held back by her attitude.

Form: 650734

(13)

Star Dreamer³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: S Corbett| OR: 58

50/1

66/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) 31 days ago. Makes turf debut. Others make more appeal.

Form: 55-3675

(2)

Royal Countess²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: R M Smith| OR: 58| C

15/2

Course winner. Latest win here in July. 22/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 21 days ago. Vulnerable to better-treated rivals.

Form: 314575

(4)

De Mazzaro^h¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 58

9/2

4 wins from 8 runs this year. 5/4, improved on recent efforts to win 13-runner handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good to soft) 18 days ago, keeping on well. Should go well again.

Form: 138121

(1)

Buford¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 63| BF

17/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Doncaster in August. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Beverley 16 days ago. Still relatively unexposed and should get the longer trip.

Form: 858-137

(11)

Sarvi¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 57| C

50/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago, missing break. Others more persuasive.

Form: 230677

(9)

One Night In Milan⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 54

2/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Useful winner at 25f over hurdles. Good second of 13 in handicap (9/2) at Catterick (15.9f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 8452

(8)

Ezanak^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 52| CD

125/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Well-beaten twelfth of 13 to De Mazzaro in handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good to soft, 80/1) 18 days ago. Hard to make a case for in current mood.

Form: 518360

(5)

Bouncing Bobby⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: G Lee| T: M Todhunter| OR: 49

22/1

10¾ lengths eighth of 9 to De Mazzaro in handicap (6/1) at Hamilton (12.1f, good) 41 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-43268

(3)

Frightened Rabbit²²

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 46

12/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Creditable second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (20.9f, good to firm, 14/1) 22 days ago, going with enthusiasm. One to consider from an appealing Flat mark.

Form: 72022/9

Forecasts

One Night In Milan (2/1), De Mazzaro (9/2), Royal Countess (15/2), Nikolayeva (8/1), Buford (17/2), Smart Lass (11/1), Frightened Rabbit (12/1), Flood Defence (14/1), Bouncing Bobby (22/1), Embolden (25/1), Taxmeifyoucan (33/1), Sarvi (50/1), Star Dreamer (50/1), Ezanak (125/1)

ONE NIGHT IN MILAN is thrown in on hurdling form and made a positive start to handicapping on the Flat when narrowly denied at Catterick 8 days ago. If the race doesn't come too soon, he's capable of going one better from the same mark, although the gutsy De Mazzaro is likely to make the selection work for it. Frightened Rabbit is another one to consider.